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73 of 77 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
need more, September 26, 2005
This review is from: Alaska 2 DVD Package (DVD)
I especially liked the first dvd with
the scenes shot in the 1960's.
My only regret is there is not enough
material from Dick (only 50 or so minutes)
I mean he did spend 35+ years out there.
Some later solo footage would have been great.
Dick's story is captivating and Bob's narration
fits perfectly with the message.
I enjoyed the recent encounter with
Dick (DVD 2) but again the footage is too short.
The Swerer footage is very nice but lacks the soul
of the material in Disc 1.
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33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Great State of Alaska, the next best way to see it!, January 29, 2006
This review is from: Alaska 2 DVD Package (DVD)
The first Video has Dick chopping away a new life in the wilderness area of Twin lakes, Alaska. I can say without a doubt if you have never been to Alaska, this is an easy way to see it.
The area of twin lakes looks a whole lot like many other places in Alaska, but to see it on footage from the 60's was fantastic. Alaska has pretty much stayed the same since Dick Proenneke's time(the late 60's). Alaska has (outside the cities)stayed the same even as long as I've been here (since 1998) and will stay the same long after I'm gone.
The second DVD shows what the area still looks like today. There was very little follow up with Dick Proenneke and one can only speculate as to why Dick did not want to get fully involved in the second video. I guess after being away from man-kind for so long explains why Dick only wanted to appear in a few short clips. It was nice to see him after the first DVD ended and after all his years Alone in the wilderness. I recommend the 2-DVD set and Bob Swerer productions. Bob did a great job in putting together the first DVD film and filming the second DVD in the remote twin lakes area.
I would have loved to have been there during filming, but the next best thing, is Bob Swerer and Son's 2-DVD set of the twin lakes area, Dick Proenneke and the wildlife.
Thanks Bob Swerer productions I enjoyed the DVD's and I'm looking forward in viewing your other productions.
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
You only need to get one, September 28, 2009
This review is from: Alaska 2 DVD Package (DVD)
Do not let the titles fool you. Alone in the Wilderness is a great DVD (One Man's Wilderness...the book...is even better), but Silence and Solitude is lacking in quality and has very little to do with Dick Proenneke.
I bought Silence and Solitude thinking the focus would be the same as A in the W and was wrong. I actually felt like Swerer had misled me with his description of this second disk.
Do your self a favor and get Alone in the Wilderness and leave the other one on the shelf. You will be missing next to nothing. Spend the other $[...] on the book, One Man's Wilderness, which is basically the book version of A in the W except in print and with a lot more of Dick's thoughts included.
This would have been a 5 star review if it weren't for the second DVD dragging it down the tube. Sorry.
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